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POSTED UNDER Breast Implant Revision REVIEWS

Revise! Revise! Revise! Toms River, NJ

Name: Revise! Revise! Revise! Toms River, NJ
Item: Michael Nagy, MD, FACS
Rating: 5
Author: Mina3036

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53 year old breast cancer survivor. No...

Mina3036November 11, 2014

$8,000

53 year old breast cancer survivor. No mastectomy, a lumpectomy with wide excision. Had silicone implants 9 years ago. The right one encapsulated. Finally I am scheduled for my revision in one week. I cannot wait. I've been in pain for 5 years not knowing what was wrong. My PS says he's going to have to use slightly larger implants due to the pockets expanding. That's fine with me! I'm going to attempt to upload a picture. You can see how the right one is higher and contracted.

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Michael Nagy, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (14)

BethH

November 12, 2014

Congratulations on being a breast cancer survivor! Good for you! Sorry to hear you've been in pain for the past 5 years with your implants. I can see some slight asymmetry from your picture. I can only imagine how excited you must be! Keep us posted!

excitedflower

November 13, 2014

I'm so glad you are a survivor & I'm hoping your breast pain will soon enough be a thing of the past! I pray everything goes well with your revision...I look forward to seeing your transformation & progress!! All my best Xoxo

Mina3036

November 13, 2014

Thanks so much. It's weird I'm so excited yet nervous at the same time. I'll keep you posted.

excitedflower

November 13, 2014

I know exactly what u mean....excited that u can finally have the surgery & nervous that something could go wrong! I'm hoping to get some answers at my next drs appointment I'm not even 5 month post op & I'm in a lot of pain. I'm praying the dr can fix my problem. I will keep u in my prayers & I look forward to your updates!!

Mina3036

November 17, 2014

Three sleep nights.

CLARK26

January 2, 2015

Hi Did you have your implants put in before you had the lumpectomy? Did you have radiation? I had a lumpectomy and radiation to my affected breast and over 2 years time the radiated breast has become very encapsulated. I am going to have my implant replaced BUT my doctor told me that I should have stem cell fat grafting first in order to make sure that the radiated tissue doesn't just cause another encapsulation. I hope that your MD has addressed this IF it is applicable.

Mina3036

January 2, 2015

I had my first set of implants put in 5 years after my diagnosis of Breast Ca. This time around my PS has me on Singulair for three months. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it does not happen again. Good Luck!!!

CLARK26

January 2, 2015

Thanks for your reply!! Wow...so you have the contracture on the side that received radiation even though it was put in 5 years later..I am assuming it's on the lumpectomy/radiated side since you are getting the singulair...that may work. My PS had me try the singulair to get rid of the current contracture and it did nothing BUT...it was already contracted. The singulair may work better as a preemptive medication. Ask your PS about the stem cell method...though this is kind of long and drawn out...3 months before they harvest and inject fat into the breast that has the radiated cells. The stem cells (from your own fat) stimulate growth of healthy tissue that then is more accommodating/receptive and will be to the new implant. I wish you the best of outcomes!

Mina3036

January 2, 2015

If the CC happens again (ugh) I'll be sure to ask him about the stem cells. My problem right now is I keep spitting out stitches!! Every week I go back for more coming through. And it's happening in the left breast the one that didn't have the cancer???

CLARK26

January 3, 2015

OH...so it's not the result of radiation. I just assumed it was!! That is what caused my implant to get all contracted. Did you have radiation?

Mina3036

January 3, 2015

I had radiation on my right side. You have a higher incidence of getting CC on a radiated Breast. My left one never became encapsulated. For some reason tho that side is spitting out stitches!

CLARK26

January 4, 2015

oh...I see. Thank you for clarifying!!! My radiated breast is the one that got encapsulated. From your recent surgery..not quite sure what you mean by spitting out stitches!! Hope all goes well from now on!

Mina3036

January 5, 2015

These tiny sutures are coming to the surface, I have to go back to the PS and he clips them. I've had three on the right and about four on the left. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there's not any more.

CLARK26

January 5, 2015

Thank you! Sounds like you are on the all's well end of things!!!

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